Today we’ll propose a pudding that reminds you the flavors from Greece: a delicate yogurt cream perfumed with rose and covered with honey jelly 🙂 . This Rose and honey yogurt bowls are quick to prepare and no need to turn on the oven ;), They are very refreshing and suitable as a after dinner dessert.
Roasted quails with butter
Quails are one of those dishes you have to try at least once in your life… And today we wanted to present a very simple recipe, roasted quails with mountain herbs, butter and fleur de sel 😀 . Back to 1537, quails become very popular, when the Queen of England Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, while expecting their baby, … Read More
Gazpacho – Cold Spanish vegetable soup
After a long and pleasant afternoon spent in the sun, we really needed to freshen up… We have therefore prepared the Gazpacho, a soup made with raw vegetables served cold 🙂 . We’ll propose the classic version of Gazpacho: with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, garlic and bread, everything just minced and served strictly cold! Gazpacho is a recipe from Andalusia and has … Read More
Lemonade
Turning on the oven with the temperatures of recent days would certainly be heroic 😉 , so here we are to prepare a fresh drink to be sipped during the hottest hours: lemonade 😀 . A recipe with few ingredients: lemon juice, sugar and water. Yet, even in its simplicity, this sour drink is incomparable to cool off under the sun … Read More
Crunchy Granola Muesli
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, at least that is what was handed down for generations, and even if this were not true, certainly waking up with a good breakfast helps a lot to be in a good mood 😀 . So what better excuse to prepare a delicious muesli at home? Crunchy oatmeal enriched with almonds and raisins … Read More
Pork roast with Russet Apples
Temperatures have dropped and, as someone says, winter is coming, so we’ll propose a roast to be slowly cooked in the oven, letting its scent invade the whole house 😉 … Here is a pork roast with russet apples, flavored with honey, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. Why precisely russet apples? We have chosen them for their taste not too sweet, nor too sour, perfect together with … Read More
Chicken satay with peanut
Today we’re presenting a second dish that comes from the distant island of Java: chicken satay with peanut, grilled chicken skewers served with a spiced peanut sauce 🙂 . The skewers are excellent both served as second dish to be eaten at the table, or as a creative appetizer to be served at a buffet. In Indonesia you can find many variations of … Read More
Pizza with ham, gorgonzola, apple and honey
Today we wanted to delight you with a new pizza! Although it is one of the last pizza that we have tried, we liked it so much that we immediately inserted among our favorite… A recipe does not need to age like wine 😉 ! Back to the pizza: a thin layer of tomato sauce with the addition of mozzarella, … Read More
Învârtită cu nucă: Romanian walnut cake
Today we’re going to present a dessert of Romanian origin: Învârtită cu nucă, a walnut cake rolled up on itself. The Învârtită is certainly a very scenic and tasty dessert, yet simple to prepare. The first time we’ve tried it, we marveled: it is a slightly sweeten bread dough, which encloses chopped walnuts and brown sugar, no spices at all; but the … Read More
Seuppa d’éforié – Spring soup with rice and nettles
Sometimes we like to propose you some recipes from the old book about Aosta Valley cuisine published by and written by our mother. And since it’s spring, this soup with rice and nettles looks just perfect! 🙂 It is a dish of the rural tradition of the Aosta Valley, consumed in the early spring months because nettle is used mostly … Read More